At the age of 80, Palm Springs' Trini Lopez is writing his own songs in a collaboration spurred by fellow musician Joe Chavira.

In early 1964, Trini Lopez shared the stage at a popular music hall in Paris, France, with a group he had never heard about before. “You’re going to be sharing the bill with a group called The Beatles,” Lopez recalled being told by promoters. “I didn’t know who they were. I didn’t. You know? It was great. We did great.